African economy news and analysis: GDP, inflation, interest rates, currencies, trade and the policies driving growth across the continent.
Tanzania’s Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA) has restated its commitment to boost the country’s logistics and transport sector, describing it as a key engine for economic growth and regional integration. …
Botswana has taken a major step in its journey to build a stronger and more diversified economy with the selection of 200 projects under the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP). …
Angola’s President, João Lourenço, has described the oil industry as the backbone of his country’s economy, stressing that petroleum has played a decisive role not only in generating national revenue …
China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that it will impose temporary import duties on pork and pig by-products from the European Union (EU), citing evidence of dumping. The announcement, made …
President John Dramani Mahama has officially commissioned 18 new envoys as part of efforts to reposition Ghana’s diplomatic corps in line with his administration’s Resetting Ghana Agenda. The commissioning ceremony …
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the official commencement of reconstruction work at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Nigeria’s busiest air gateway. In a travel …
Customers of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, popularly known as FirstBank, are currently facing difficulties accessing some of the bank’s major digital banking platforms following a temporary service disruption. In …
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to settle outstanding petroleum equalisation funds and clear pending product loading …
A financial expert, Mr. Samuel Olaniran, has called for deeper collaboration between financial technology companies (fintechs), traditional banks, and Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) in order to foster trust, improve customer …
The Chairman of the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), Chief Chibudom Nwuche, has promised that the new commission will give top priority to rail and road infrastructure, industries, agriculture, telecommunications, urban …
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